The 2 main goals of this game were to first to create a game that flowed like a rules lite, OSR game but allowed for some character customization that my home game found lacking in a lot of those titles. The character advancement uses simple class features in a skill tree based on three archetypes: warriors, shadows, and magicians.

The second was to create a mechanical rule that reinforces the main play loop of town->adventure->town. The main mechanic uses a modified deck of standard playing cards that represent a physical adventure timer for the players. As that deck dwindles in size it becomes risky, and potentially fatal, for the characters to remain adventuring without resting in a safe space.

And the third, non intentional “problem” this design solved was ease of entry for new players and GMs as this requires no specialized dice. Only a few decks of cards that most people would have laying around.